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Day 9
Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 9:00 AM
☀️ 10 °C
Altitude: 499 m
England Patterdale 54.520211, -2.8964554°31’13” N 2°53’47” W
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July 1, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
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Day 9
Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 11:59 AM
☀️ 15 °C
Altitude: 242 m
England Shap 54.526951, -2.6753754°31’37” N 2°40’31” W
Day 5 - to Shap
July 1, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
BIG day!
Stayed @ the Kings Arms - don't need to go far for food.
Bridges again... and Ruins of Shap Abbey.

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Day 9
Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 1:00 PM
☀️ 14 °C
Altitude: 317 m
England Patterdale 54.526994, -2.86128154°31’37” N 2°51’41” W
Fog has lifted
July 1, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
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Day 9
Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 3:30 PM
☀️ 14 °C
Altitude: 262 m
England Swindale Beck 54.531053, -2.71116654°31’52” N 2°42’40” W
onwards...
July 1, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
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Day 9
Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 3:45 PM
☀️ 13 °C
Altitude: 262 m
England Swindale Beck 54.531052, -2.71116654°31’52” N 2°42’40” W
... to Shap
July 1, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
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Day 10
Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 2:15 PM
☀️ 14 °C
Altitude: 235 m
England Orton 54.467873, -2.58416454°28’4” N 2°35’3” W
Day 6 - to Kirkby Stephen via Orton
July 2, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
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Day 10
Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 2:38 PM
☀️ 15 °C
Altitude: 181 m
England Kirkby Stephen 54.471733, -2.34880354°28’18” N 2°20’56” W
Day 6 - to Kirkby Stephen
July 2, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Day 6... After taping up ankles & knees, covering blisters... left the Kings Arm Hotel and walked 34 km.
Past a 6000 year old stone circle, Robin Hood's grave (apparently), through the pretty township of Orton, through farms, following the never ending stone walls, along streams, over bridges & under bridges.

We arrived at Kirkby Stephen later than planned, to find all the pubs had finished cooking for the night. We saw plenty of road kill, but fortunately we also found a Chinese restaurant that served hot chips.

Due to a pressure issue in his heel, Ethan did the whole day in his explorer socks only... Champ

Zac seems to be coping better than everyone else... Champ

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Day 10
Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 3:00 PM
☀️ 16 °C
Altitude: 208 m
England Crosby Garrett 54.480621, -2.40269154°28’50” N 2°24’10” W
The day of the sock
July 2, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
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Day 11
Monday, July 3, 2017 at 9:00 AM
☀️ 14 °C
Altitude: 161 m
England Kirkby Stephen 54.476284, -2.34792654°28’35” N 2°20’53” W
Day 7 - Not even halfway yet!
July 3, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
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Day 11
Monday, July 3, 2017 at 11:50 AM
☀️ 13 °C
Altitude: 644 m
England Nine Standards Rigg 54.453979, -2.27158754°27’14” N 2°16’18” W
Nine Standards Rigg
July 3, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Up to this point, all rivers have been running west to the Irish Sea - so we've been walking up stream.

From this point, all rivers will run east to the North Sea - so we'll be walking downstream from now on.

All downhill from here...

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Day 11
Monday, July 3, 2017 at 11:53 AM
☀️ 13 °C
Altitude: 640 m
England Nine Standards Rigg 54.450074, -2.27071354°27’0” N 2°16’15” W
On top of another hill. Easy!
July 3, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
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Day 11
Monday, July 3, 2017 at 11:55 AM
☀️ 13 °C
Altitude: 640 m
England Nine Standards Rigg 54.450074, -2.27071354°27’0” N 2°16’15” W
Wait... What? We have to go where?!?
July 3, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
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Day 11
Monday, July 3, 2017 at 1:00 PM
⛅ 14 °C
Altitude: 578 m
England Kaber 54.454067, -2.22470854°27’15” N 2°13’29” W
Tough Mudder!
July 3, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Negotiating the peat bogs as we cross the Pennines, leaving Cumbria and heading to Yorkshire.
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Day 11
Monday, July 3, 2017 at 3:00 PM
⛅ 16 °C
Altitude: 331 m
England West Stonesdale 54.407974, -2.19698154°24’29” N 2°11’49” W
En route to Swalede (Keld)
July 3, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
After successfully sorting out Ethan's heel & boot issue, we climbed out of Kirkby Stephen (about 500m ascent in short time), only to find the remaining downhill part of the day to be tougher, due to having to find our way through occasionally knee deep creeks & bogs.

Met more walkers from Canada - who we were to cross paths with often for the next 5 or 6 days. The company was always great, and the legend of the boys was spreading across the length of the walk with everyone we met.

Devonshire tea was on offer in the afternoon at a local farmhouse by a creek with a stone bridge. Just ring the bell at the backdoor, and one of the farmers 9 children would take our order.Read more
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Day 11
Monday, July 3, 2017 at 10:10 PM
⛅ 11 °C
Altitude: 327 m
England West Stonesdale 54.408592, -2.17671754°24’31” N 2°10’36” W
Day 7 - we stayed in a YURT!
July 3, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
The shorter walk (only 20 km) was welcome today, particularly due to the fact that we had AWESOME accommodation in some Yurts by a waterfall... with fantastic hosts Ian & Michelle... and great food... and Black Sheep Ale.

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Day 12
Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at 10:06 PM
⛅ 14 °C
Altitude: 171 m
England Grinton 54.384731, -1.93038554°23’5” N 1°55’49” W
Day 8 - made it to Reeth
July 4, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Woke to rain on the Yurt... sounded awesome.
Just wanted to stay in bed... because it was cosy, and the rain sounded awesome.
But we had to go,

so we left... in the rain

Walked all day... in the rain

& arrived at Reeth... in the rain.

Boys wanted ice-cream!

It was still a pretty cool walk, though - following the River Swale, through farms and quaint little towns.

Stopped for a bite at Gunnerside where a discussion about boundaries, (and what was and was not permissible) ensued with the barman. After a brief chat, it became clear that there was, in fact, a white line which marked the boundary, so I was able to eat my lunch, and drink the Pub's coffee... in the rain.

Stayed at Dales Bike Centre & had dinner at the Bridge Inn.

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Day 13
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 10:34 PM
☁️ 12 °C
Altitude: 104 m
England Richmond 54.401039, -1.74178354°24’4” N 1°44’30” W
Day 9 - arrived at Richmond.
July 5, 2017 in England ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
The cross England pub crawl continues...
After walking 124 miles (200 km) in 9 days, we've made it to Richmond where a rest day awaits.

Top little town, this.

Had to have a Black Sheep tonight, but curiosity got the better of me, so tried that brew too. Another good (short) walk today. Had scones with jam & cream in a church dating back to about 1200. Walked through a paddock with some menacing looking bulls (with help from the local farmer). Found more mud, and met more people on the walk.
Very impressed with the boys... taking it all all in their stride, so to speak, no complaints.

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Day 14
Thursday, July 6, 2017
⛅ 17 °C
Altitude: 100 m
England Richmond 54.400766, -1.73380854°24’3” N 1°44’2” W
Rawsons & Roberts do Richmond
July 6, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
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Day 15
Friday, July 7, 2017
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 84 m
England East Harlsey 54.403065, -1.31052954°24’11” N 1°18’38” W
Day 11 - ingleby arncliffe
July 7, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Only 38 km today.

Left Richmond, followed the River Swale, picked our way through farms, passed Catterick Race Course, more farms, popped in to the 800 year old church at Bolton-on-Swale for tea and bikkies (where Henry Jenkins was buried after living to 169), more farms, stopped at the White Swan at Danby Wiske for ale, cider, wine, panadol and nurofen, then through more farms after pushing through a hedge (like entering an otherworld)... through White House farm, Moor House Farm, Northfield Farm, Wray House Farm, Harlsey Grove Farm, Breckenridge Hill Farm, Longlands Farm (some of which had left out drinks and an honesty box)... somehow crossed a super busy dual carriageway...

...took a breath...

...then ran into Ingleby Arncliffe.

Stayed at Ingleby House Farm with Malcolm & Jane (great hosts). Malcolm drove us to the Blue Bell Inn for dinner...

We slept well.

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Day 16
Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 12:47 PM
⛅ 17 °C
Altitude: 74 m
England Kirby 54.444866, -1.18749454°26’42” N 1°11’15” W
Day 12 - Great Broughton
July 8, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Great Walk today! Super scenic.
Views out to sea across patchwork fields.

We stayed @ Dromonby Bridge B&B with Dave, who is a cross between Neil Young and Neil from the 'Young Ones'... with a little bit of Ozzy Osbourne thrown. Turns out he's a big Neil Young fan.
Single all his life (60+ years), he's not really sure what he's doing - doesn't play by the B&B textbook rules, because he doesn't know what they are...

When we asked him why he started the B&B, he said... "I don't know, really. I just kept seeing all these people I didn't know walking past, and wondered where they all stayed."

"I don't know, really..." was his most common phrase when answering a question, before finally answering with his version of what he did know... or do.

He's my favourite.

Dinner @ the Black Swan where I had Chilli King Prawns... apparently.

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Day 16
Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 3:07 PM
⛅ 19 °C
Altitude: 143 m
England Kirby 54.429421, -1.1613454°25’46” N 1°9’41” W
This way...
July 8, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
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Day 17
Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 1:00 PM
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 386 m
England Farndale East 54.388386, -0.95619654°23’18” N 0°57’22” W
Day 13 - to Glaisdale via Lion Inn
July 9, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Walked along Blakey Ridge (watching an aerobatics display along the way) to get to the Lion Inn - 4th highest pub in England, dating back nearly 500 years. You wouldn't get that from the outside, but inside was a different story - great place. The Canadian crew we had been bumping into for the last 4 days were stopping here.

Continued on through Glaisdale Moor to Glaisdale, where we found our accomodation (Greenhowe B&B) and collapsed on their plush front lawn. Ruth bought drinks out to us.

Yet another great walk followed by a great meal in a local pub (the Arncliffe Arms), and another great place to stay.Read more
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Day 17
Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 11:08 PM
⛅ 14 °C
Altitude: 156 m
England Lealholm 54.441441, -0.80863254°26’29” N 0°48’31” W
Day 13 - Glaisdale
July 9, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
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Day 18
Monday, July 10, 2017 at 2:00 PM
☀️ 16 °C
Altitude: 101 m
England Sneaton 54.433205, -0.64198954°25’60” N 0°38’31” W
Day 14 - Robin Hood's Bay via Littlebeck
July 10, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Wetter than we wanted for the last day.

We set off past Begger's Bridge, and Egton Manor, then through Grosmont. On to Littlebeck, where we ate lunch... in the rain... and then through Littlebeck Wood past the Hemitage and Falling Foss waterfall... then coffee at Falling Foss Tea Garden.

We continued out of Littlebeck Wood (but not before a huge tree fell just as we were walking past). Cool, but kind of freaky.Read more
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Day 18
Monday, July 10, 2017 at 2:32 PM
🌧 16 °C
Altitude: 154 m
England Sneaton 54.422539, -0.63209254°25’21” N 0°37’56” W
The Hermitage
July 10, 2017 in England ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
This cave has been hewn out of a single rock around 1790 (inscribed above the doorway)
reputedly by a George Chubb whose initials are also carved above the door.
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